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Australian (ASX) Banks Industry Analysis

UpdatedNov 20, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies16
  • 7D2.7%
  • 3M10.9%
  • 1Y46.3%
  • YTD34.2%

In the last week, the Banks industry is up 2.7%, with Commonwealth Bank of Australia up 4.5%. Meanwhile, BNK Banking actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 6.2% in the last week. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 46%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 3.3% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Australian Banks Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 20 Nov 2024AU$610.6bAU$92.5bAU$31.4b14x19.4x6.6x
Fri, 18 Oct 2024AU$571.2bAU$91.8bAU$31.6b12.7x18.1x6.2x
Sun, 15 Sep 2024AU$574.8bAU$91.9bAU$31.6b12.6x18.2x6.3x
Tue, 13 Aug 2024AU$526.9bAU$91.7bAU$31.6b11.5x16.7x5.7x
Thu, 11 Jul 2024AU$526.0bAU$91.7bAU$31.6b10.9x16.6x5.7x
Sat, 08 Jun 2024AU$515.8bAU$91.7bAU$31.8b10.7x16.2x5.6x
Mon, 06 May 2024AU$490.9bAU$92.1bAU$32.4b10.8x15.1x5.3x
Wed, 03 Apr 2024AU$502.5bAU$92.5bAU$32.7b11x15.4x5.4x
Fri, 01 Mar 2024AU$491.5bAU$92.5bAU$32.7b10.8x15x5.3x
Sun, 28 Jan 2024AU$468.2bAU$92.8bAU$33.2b8.3x14.1x5x
Tue, 26 Dec 2023AU$450.6bAU$92.8bAU$33.2b8x13.6x4.9x
Thu, 23 Nov 2023AU$421.2bAU$92.8bAU$33.2b7.9x12.7x4.5x
Sat, 21 Oct 2023AU$416.5bAU$91.0bAU$32.5b7.9x12.8x4.6x
Mon, 18 Sep 2023AU$432.5bAU$91.0bAU$32.6b8.1x13.3x4.8x
Wed, 16 Aug 2023AU$429.5bAU$91.0bAU$32.6b8.5x13.2x4.7x
Fri, 14 Jul 2023AU$413.3bAU$91.0bAU$32.4b8.3x12.8x4.5x
Sun, 11 Jun 2023AU$391.9bAU$91.0bAU$32.4b8.2x12.1x4.3x
Tue, 09 May 2023AU$409.4bAU$90.5bAU$31.7b8.3x12.9x4.5x
Thu, 06 Apr 2023AU$414.6bAU$89.2bAU$31.5b9.7x13.2x4.6x
Sat, 04 Mar 2023AU$418.0bAU$88.9bAU$31.4b10x13.3x4.7x
Mon, 30 Jan 2023AU$458.2bAU$87.5bAU$30.9b10.6x14.8x5.2x
Wed, 28 Dec 2022AU$440.1bAU$87.6bAU$30.9b10.3x14.2x5x
Fri, 25 Nov 2022AU$451.7bAU$87.6bAU$30.9b11.1x14.6x5.2x
Sun, 23 Oct 2022AU$439.9bAU$87.8bAU$29.9b11.3x14.7x5x
Tue, 20 Sep 2022AU$413.0bAU$87.6bAU$29.9b11.1x13.8x4.7x
Thu, 18 Aug 2022AU$430.2bAU$87.5bAU$30.0b12.3x14.3x4.9x
Sat, 16 Jul 2022AU$392.9bAU$87.3bAU$30.2b12.1x13x4.5x
Mon, 13 Jun 2022AU$400.7bAU$87.2bAU$30.2b12.1x13.3x4.6x
Wed, 11 May 2022AU$444.5bAU$87.2bAU$30.3b13.9x14.6x5.1x
Fri, 08 Apr 2022AU$460.1bAU$86.1bAU$29.3b14.3x15.7x5.3x
Sun, 06 Mar 2022AU$418.2bAU$86.1bAU$29.3b13.6x14.3x4.9x
Tue, 01 Feb 2022AU$410.9bAU$84.7bAU$28.2b10.6x14.5x4.8x
Thu, 30 Dec 2021AU$441.1bAU$84.7bAU$28.2b11.2x15.6x5.2x
Sat, 27 Nov 2021AU$420.0bAU$84.7bAU$28.2b10.7x14.9x5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

14.9x


Total Market Cap: AU$420.0bTotal Earnings: AU$28.2bTotal Revenue: AU$84.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Banks Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 14.6x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Australian Banks industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 19.4x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 14.6x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 5.1x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 6.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Banks industry have grown 3.6% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 3.0% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Australian Financials industry?

AU Market1.37%
Financials2.36%
Banks2.65%
Regional Banks5.51%
Diversified Banks2.59%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Diversified Banks industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 14.7x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 3.2%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 6.1% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Regional Banks industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 12.3x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Regional Banks industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 6.2% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 25% per year.
  • In contrast, the Diversified Banks industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 3.2% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
CBA Commonwealth Bank of AustraliaAU$156.384.5%
+AU$11.3b
50.7%PB3.6x
WBC Westpac BankingAU$33.033.2%
+AU$3.5b
55.6%PB1.6x
NAB National Australia BankAU$39.322.7%
+AU$3.1b
40.5%PB2x
ANZ ANZ Group HoldingsAU$32.182.9%
+AU$2.7b
32.2%PB1.4x
BEN Bendigo and Adelaide BankAU$13.386.2%
+AU$441.6m
51.9%PB1.1x
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JDO

AU$2.00

Judo Capital Holdings

7D

4.7%

1Y

133.9%

BOQ

AU$6.80

Bank of Queensland

7D

2.6%

1Y

22.7%

BFL

AU$6.30

BSP Financial Group

7D

1.9%

1Y

18.9%

CBA

AU$156.38

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

7D

4.5%

1Y

50.7%

BBC

AU$0.30

BNK Banking

7D

-7.6%

1Y

-6.9%

BEN

AU$13.38

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank

7D

6.2%

1Y

51.9%